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PAGE TURNERS- BOOK #2- DUMPLIN' BY JULIE MURPHY

Self-proclaimed fat girl Willowdean Dickson (dubbed “Dumplin’” by her former beauty queen mom) has always been at home in her own skin. Her thoughts on having the ultimate bikini body? Put a bikini on your body. With her all-American beauty best friend, Ellen, by her side, things have always worked…until Will takes a job at Harpy’s, the local fast-food joint. There she meets Private School Bo, a hot former jock. Will isn’t surprised to find herself attracted to Bo. But she is surprised when he seems to like her back.

Instead of finding new heights of self-assurance in her relationship with Bo, Will starts to doubt herself. So she sets out to take back her confidence by doing the most horrifying thing she can imagine: entering the Miss Clover City beauty pageant—along with several other unlikely candidates—to show the world that she deserves to be up there as much as any twiggy girl does. Along the way, she’ll shock the hell out of Clover City—and maybe herself most of all.

With starry Texas nights, red candy suckers, Dolly Parton songs, and a wildly unforgettable heroine—Dumplin’ is guaranteed to steal your heart (goodreads).

BOOK OF THE MONTH- NOVEMBER- YOSSEL BY JOE KUBERT

His name is Yossel. In another time, in another place, this 15 year-old boy could have grown to be a great artist. But in Nazi-occupied Poland during World War II, Yossel, a Jew is an untermensch and thus has no rights - and no future. This is his story, as told through his sketches (goodreads).

A World Without You by Beth Revis- Reaction

Hello Spartans,

Well, we've finished our first book in our Page Turner club, A World Without You by Beth Revis, and we've had mixed reactions. Several of us found the first half of the book interesting, and intriguing, and we were all compelled to read more; however, as we continued to read we started to get more and more frustrated with the BIG question- is our main character mentally ill, or does he have the power to travel through time? One of our readers is more familiar with Revis's books, so she felt this was classic Revis, and enjoyed the confusion and ambiguity this novel brought. One thing is for sure- this book got us talking, and Googling, which can never be a bad thing! I would suggest you read this one for yourself and tell me your thoughts!